A comparison between sodium-sulphur battery railcars and diesel electric railcars as replacements for existing diesel railcars (TN-EC-006)

The Sodium-Sulpur Battery is a high temperature energy storage device, consisting of cells containing electrodes of molten sodium and molten sodium sulphide separated by a solid ceramic electrolyte. The battery operates at a temperature of about 350°C. Projected energy densities for a sodium-sulphur traction battery containing cells to a design...